Nebraska/Kansas/Missouri Trivia Challenge

Q: What famous actor took acting lessons from Marlon Brando's mother at the Omaha Community Playhouse?

A: Henry Fonda

Q: Abilene, Kansas is home to the Hall of Generals, a wax museum of what kind of figures?

A: Generals from World War II

Q: The largest one of these is located in Hebron, Nebraska and can sit 25 adults.  What is it?

A: Porch Swing

Q: Chevyland USA near Elm Creek, Nebraska is the only museum dedicated to a single line of ______________.

A: Cars

Q: True or false.  The Oregon Trail runs through Nebraska.

A: True

Q: The National Museum of Roller Skating in Lincoln holds the world's largest collection of what?

A: Antique roller skates

Q: Nebraska has two counties names after animals.  What are they?

A: Buffalo and Antelope

Q: Bailey Yard, located in North Platte, Nebraska, is the largest one of these in the world.

A: Railyard

Q: Lake Lotawana, Missouri is named after a famous Native American Princess.  How do you pronounce her name?

A: Lo-to-wana

Q: Do you know who Jimmy Buffett is?  How about Warren Buffett?

A: Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in U.S. history.  He's the largest shareholder and C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway and is currently ranked by Forbes as the second richest person in the world.  He was born in Omaha, NE in 1930.

Q: What village in Douglas County, Nebraska was founded by "Father Flanagan"?

A: Boys Town

Q: Crete is home to the oldest liberal arts __________ in Nebraska.

A: College

Q: Lexington, Nebraska was a stop along what major mail service in the 1860's?

A: The Pony Express

Q: True or false, Ogallala, Nebraska is home to a petrified wood gallery.

A: True